Apr 7, 2026

Palliative care is specialized medical care for people living with serious illness, focused on improving quality of life by relieving symptoms, reducing stress, and supporting patients and families in making complex care decisions. While often associated with end-of-life care, palliative care can and should be integrated much earlier, alongside curative treatment. A growing emphasis on primary palliative care recognizes that many of these essential skills, such as pain and symptom management, communication about goals of care and care coordination, can be delivered by primary care providers.

May 1, 2026

Public health challenges don’t exist in isolation, and neither do the solutions. At The Care Collaborative, improving public health starts with strengthening the connections between frontline providers, public health leaders and subject matter experts across Colorado. By creating accessible pathways for shared knowledge, we help ensure that critical information reaches the clinicians and communities who need it most.

Mar 5, 2026

The research program at The Care Collaborative builds the evidence base for a healthcare system that is more connected, equitable and efficient. Rather than relying on physical expansion, we study how technology-enabled collaboration, particularly asynchronous models and eConsults, expands access to high-quality specialty care.

Feb 3, 2026

Across the country, families seeking an autism evaluation face months, sometimes years, on waitlists for specialty clinics. “Waitlists for specialty services have been a barrier to accessing care for a very long time, and increasingly so,” said Dr. Lisa Hayutin, Associate Professor, Developmental Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Colorado. For many school-aged children and adolescents, those delays can stretch up to two years.

Dec 22, 2025

With the arrival of our annual winter break, I want to take a moment to thank you all for making this a truly inspiring year—celebrating ECHO Colorado's 10th anniversary, the rebranding of The Care Collaborative and so many achievements in advancing our models of healthcare access and provider training across Colorado and beyond! I hope that, wherever you are this season, you are able to pause, recharge, and spend time engaged in activities that make you whole, and with friends and family who bring you joy and peace of mind.

Jan 6, 2026

The Care Collaborative and the Department of Psychiatry’s EASY Consultation Program at CU Anschutz are partnering to launch a new ECHO series, Psychiatry Consultation for Adults in Every Day Primary Care, aimed at expanding access to behavioral health care for adult and geriatric populations in Colorado, particularly those living in rural and frontier communities where common behavioral disorders often go undiagnosed.

Nov 6, 2025

Celebrating National Rural Health Day helps bring attention to access equity, workforce shortages, infrastructure and policy needs in rural areas. In Colorado, given the large number of rural and frontier communities, such recognition helps boost morale, community connection, and visibility of rural health challenges and solutions.

Oct 3, 2025

Suicide remains a leading cause of death among Colorado youth ages 10 to 24, with an alarming statistic showing that eight out of ten youth who die by suicide had seen a healthcare provider within months of their death. Recognizing the urgent need for effective prevention strategies, the Pediatric Mental Health Institute (PMHI) at Children’s Hospital Colorado partnered with ECHO Colorado to create and implement an ECHO that has become a vital asset in its toolbox of services designed to address the State of Emergency for Youth Mental Health declared by Children’s Hospital Colorado in 2021.

Sep 25, 2025

With the passage of the 2024 legislation “Physician Continuing Education HB24-1153,” all physicians will soon be required to complete 30 hours of accredited CME in the 24 months prior to license renewal, reinstatement or reactivation. This will take effect beginning with the 2027 renewal cycle.

Sep 22, 2025

At The Care Collaborative, stories bring our mission to life. While numbers and data show the reach of our programs–more than 240 ECHOs and 35,000 eConsults–it’s the individual experiences that reveal the true impact of making expertise accessible across Colorado.

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